Science in Theology

ISBN: 9780567689818 出版年：2020 页码：205 Neil Messer Bloomsbury Publishing

If we wish to understand ourselves and the world in relation to God, what contribution to our understanding should we expect from a Christian tradition with its roots in the Bible, awe expect from the natural sciences?Neil Messer sets out five types of answer to that question. The responses range from the view that the Christian tradition has nothing to contribute, through various forms of dialogue, to the claim that science is irrelevant to theological understanding. This classification scheme is illustrated and tested by extended explorations of three topics in the science and theology field: how to think about God's action in the world, how to make theological sense of the suffering and destruction involved in the evolution of life, and how theology should respond to the scientific study of religion. The classification offers a way to understand and evaluate these debates, and the discussion of specific examples demonstrates the strengths and weaknesses of each type of approach.The book concludes with suggestions for how readers might uto guide their own work on science and theology. For students and researchers in science and theology, ththree things: a tool for understanding specific debates in science and theology, critical surveys most important debates in the field, and a concise guide to ways of setting up encounters of theology with science.